Hair curling and waving apparatus.



P. E. HERRMANN.

HAIR CURLING AND WAVING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7. 1916.

7 1,199,550. PatentedSept. 26, 1916.

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' Arrozazwsy P. E. HERRMANN.

HAIR CURLING AND WAVING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7. 1916.

1,199,550. Patentedsept. 26,1916.

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WITNESS I I a 4 m a zc imw. I B I l4. ATTORNEY PAUL, E. HERRMANN,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAIR CURLING AND WAVING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

Application filed June 7, 1916. Serial No. 102,266.

To all whom it may concern:

lie itknown that I, PAUL E.-H-ERRMANN,

a subject of the German Emperor, and a resident of the city of New York,in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Hair Curling and Waving Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a specification. 1

The present invention relates to haircurlers and wavers.

In devices of this type a tress or look of hair is wound upon theinstrument, proper care being taken that the lock be drawn thereon astaut as possible, inasmuch as the efliciency of the device dependslargely upon the degree of stretching to which the hair is subjectedwhile upon the curler for treatment.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a hair-curlerand waver with simple and efiicient means, whereby the lock or tress ofhair, after being coiled upon the curling instrument, is adapted to bestretched. or in other words drawn taut.

Another object of the invention is to produce a hair-curler and waver ofthis type which can be manufactured on a commercial scale. or in otherwords one which is not so difiicult to make as to be beyond thereasonable cost of such a contrivance.

lVith these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe combination, arrangement. and construction of parts hereinafterdescribed. pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings. it being understood that many changes may be madein the size and proportion of the several parts and details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Two of the many possible embodiments of the invention are illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of ahaircurler and waver constructed in accordance with this invention; Fig.2 is a section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section taken online 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2;Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a sectiontaken on line 6-6 of Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is a frontelevation of the instrument with a tress or look of hair thereon; Fig. 8is a front elevation of a modified curler; Fig. 9 is a verticallongitudinal' section taken through the curler shown in Fig. 8; Fig. 10is a section taken on line 10-10 of Fig. 9, on a larger scale; Fig. 11is a section taken on line 11 11 of Fig. 9, alsoon a larger scale; andFig. 12 is a front elevation of the modified implement with a lock ofhair wound thereupon.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive, the numeral20 indicates a tubular member, that is longitudinally split or dividedinto two sections 21 and 22. In order to keep these two sections inproper relation to each other, there may be provided, for instance, uponthe section 22a lug 23, which extends through a slot 24 in the section21, and furthermore there may be rotatably mounted upon the section 22 aslide 25, projecting through a slit 26 in the section 21. This slide isprovided outside of the section 21 with an extension 27 which is adaptedto project over the said section. Upon the section 21 there are formedtwo rows of projections or cleats 28. both of said rows extendingsubstantially throughout the length of the said section, as clearlyappears from the several figures of the drawings. The projections of thetwo rowsare staggered for a purpose hereinafter to be described. The twosections of the tubular member are provided with a plurality, in thepresent case two, sets of registering conical longitudinal recesses 29and 30, into which fit male cones 31, formed upon a bolt 32 which isnormally disposed in the longitudinalaxis of the tubular member, and isprovided with screw threads 33, meshing with those of a nut 34, thelatter being made integral with or attached to one of the sections ofthe tubular member. In the case illustrated in the drawings the said nutis made integral with the section 22. For the purpose of rotating thebolt there is provided a detachable handle 35 thereon. Upon that end ofthe section 22 which is opposite to the one upon which the nut 34 isformed there is provided an extension 36, which projects beyond thesection 21, and in the said extension is cut a notch 37 for a purposepresently to be described.

The operation of this device is as follows:

In order to prepare the implement for use,

- 7 the bolt 32 is turned in the proper direction the instrument,whereby it clamps the lock to the curler. The tress of hair is thenengaged alternately with the two rows of cleats or projections 28, andits outer end tied with a cord or other means to the curler. The bolt 32is then rotated in a direction-so as to, expand the tubular member untilthe lock has been drawn taut on the instrument,

after which the handle 35 is removed. The

hair is then subjected to treatment in order to curl. and wave the same.this treatment does not form part of the present invention it will notbe described herein.

The modification illustrated in Figs. 8 to 12, inclusive difl'ers mainlyfrom the one above described in that its tubular member is made of onepiece only, having longitudinal slits. This tubular member is indicatedby the numeral 38, and provided at preferably diametrically oppositeportions with longitudinal slits 39 which extend from the outer end 40of the tubular member toward its inner end 41, but stop short of saidinner end. The slits 39 divide thus the major portion of the tubularmember into two sections, denoted by the numerals 21 and 22'. With thesection 22 is made integral a bail shaped member 22", which embraces, asit were, the section 21 but permits the last named section to recedefrom the section 22. Beyond the member 22" there is provided upon thesection 22 a knob-like projection 42, having a notch 43 therein. In theinner end of the tubular member there are formed interior screw threads,meshing with those of a bolt 44, which is disposed in the longitudilialaxis of the tubular member and provided with a cone 45, seated inregistering cone-shaped recesses 46 and 47, that are formed in thesections 21' and 22, respectively.

The operation of this device is as follows: The lock or tress of hair istied by a cord or otherwise to the knoblike projection 42, the said cordbeing passed through the notch 43 in the said projection. The lock isthen coiled upon the tubular member and its free end tied to the irmerend of said memher. The bolt is then tightened up, whereby. the coneexpands the split portlon of the Inasmuch as tened, said tubular memberbeing provided with interior cone -shaped registering recesses, and alongitudinally shiftable element extending into said tubular memberhaving a male cone seated in said recesses, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

2.v A hair-curler and waver, comprising a tubular member dividedlongitudinally into two, sections, a nut interiorly formed upon one ofsaid sections, both sections being provided with interior registeringcone-shaped recesses, and a screw bolt extending into said tubularmember having threads in mesh with those of said nut and being providedwith a male cone seated in said recesses, substan-.

tially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A hair-curler and waver, comprising an expansible tubular member uponwhich a lock or tress of hair is adapted to be wound .and to which theends of the hair are to be fastened, and means extending into saidtubular member for expanding the same whereby the coils'are drawn tautupon the instrument.

4. A hair-curler and waver, comprising an expansible tubular member uponwhich a lock or tress of hair is adapted to be wound and to which theendsof the hair are to be fastened, and longitudinally shiftable meansextending into said tubular member for expanding samewhereby the coilsare drawn taut upon the instrument.

5. A hair-curler and waver, comprising an expansible tubular member uponwhich a lock or tress of hair is adapted to be wound and to which theends of the hair are to be fastened, said tubular member being providedwith interior cone-shaped registermg recesses, and a longitudinallyshiftable element extending into said tubular member having a male coneseated in said recesses, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Signed at- New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 1st day of June, A. D. 1916.

PAUL E. HERRMANN.

